Window regulator



Sept. 13, 1927.

B. J. GOLDSMITH ET A L WINDOW REGULATOR Filed May 28. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1,642,021 B. J. GoLDsMlTH ET Al.

wnmow REGULATOR Filed Mayze, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 MN w IN V EN TORJ Ber/M757 J. Go/osm/h,

5m; Koeb BY U/ n A TTORNEYS.

Sept. 13, 1927.

Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

Meer ermee.

BERTRAM J. GOI-JDSlWT-Iv AND EMIL IGEB, OF NEVI YOH-KQ Ni Y., ASSIGNORS TO PER- FECT WIN-DOEN REGULATOR GIORFORAT-ION, OF LONG-ISLAND CITY; NEW'- YRK', A`

CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

WINDOW REGULATOR;

App'liaton. filed; May 2S, 1925. Serial No. 33,378.-

Thisv invention relates in general to 'iinpi'ovexnents 'in-the art of Window controlling mechanism. end is. specifically desigi led for. use 'in closed automobile construction.

It is one of the principal objects. o the invention to provide an easily controlled meehanism to lock a freely sliding` Windowin any adjusted. position.

It is, another objeet to provide a cheeking device cooperating with the movable window so as to prevent sudden movement-s thereof to closed position.

These enti other objects will afppear from the following description considered in Connection with the drawings in which:

Eig. l represents :in elevational View of s portion of en automobile door showing our invention applied thereto.

Fig. i), ise horizontal sectionof the structure shown in Fig.. l.`

Fig.. 3 iszin enllrgett elevationel-view ofal portion of the Controlgliing mechanism.

Fig. e is a section thereof on the. line. 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a. horizontal Section on the line. 5 5 of Fig. 3.

According, to the. oonhstruction herein disclosed; the movable Window indicated at 1.()l is'slidably. mounteclupon supporting reme shown en automobile door 12 including the side members 1.4' havingsuiteble. window guides 15. The .door 12 mclulesx a window openingV idjacent the upper portion thereof 1.ind a 'window well; beneath sameV suh that the tringley can be movmiupwftrdb into c .losedA position or lowered into the window well so as tol leave .the windpw opening unobstructed.

The construction described above. mayv be.

formed. in any preferred. manner the. details thereot-,fornung no piirt of our present 1n- A vention.

This invention contemplates controlling the Qosition of the. windmill by. having the same manually movable, into lowered o r opened position endeutometieally. locking. the.. same'in thzttposition. A suitable re.- lezising. meansl is provided.. to. vp erinit the window to move automaticallyto closed po.- sition, s-uchf n'iovement of the. window being broken or checked- :is` will ,appear more .fully below. The controlling. mechanism for the window includes a supporting., plete, 16j` mounted upon the eross'inembe'rs lledjlef Cent the inner? *fece @ffl the dbr. although 'the Rete. may be Sup-tiered lby. the adiecje' Side member le if ffiff..l The plate. 16'.' ear-l nes an' Qperaine arm 1.8.. pini-tally supported thereon ns. by Ineensof the bolt 2 )',the enter. 0f free end. 0f the vpesetingarmtedig t0; eed being- Qpeeetifly @enmedftli window l0. This is acemplished-in-th-cod struction shown by mounting a. roller 19 up?. on the free end of the. erin, tlierollner moving, in a channeled guide secureil upon the iower portion of the window. The arm 18y is. normali-y tensionecl upwardly by means the celled. Spring. peerebl'y Coiil ebout the axis 2.0 for the arrn The spying is Supported: by means ofthe. plate 1'6" by" 'tering the end. 23e. thereof. bent about'. an. 11e-elm? extension 2.4 .Qt die plate- 'Die 'i'ilner end- Qf the Spring. is.' Pessed between thesid. of the. fouled( shaftjjffr librement'. were. with. The sprtlg'thusflsiensftle elim' 18 upwardlynd he?. Snicket. stlieegih t#- Qrerenie th.. Weight eff the.. Wieden* 12 $9-, that., nelesetberwise @Steed-.emilie SPF-ing,

moves the. 'xt-'indowf 1 0to; itslclosd positi Si The. 18 Gee-ries.. .e ssrleee'f ratchet, teeth'- 25. meente@ union. er1; erbuef-eilat'e'28. for. puigose. to be. referred to. 11.1; Qrdel;v t0. hold the' Wind 'in' .enyfel Listed position. fheleth. ftllnbf 2.6. cer'ried #y the Plifel'lifis @am @1.2.7 theev reine-ed for. engagement with' the teeth; ef' che. w18. The lever 2.6. is; mingen-Vith en Oper-eene. 11e-nele 3Q.. ptoseclhgiiom the met fece. Offthe dwf. mjloperatiflef ifi; a.. Slet-1 of the. plate, 1 6. 'lhe leverist heid in.' le-.tched position. by anx'uitble mees.. es. for example by the spring engeging. the... lattclliiiig enel thereof. "l

Since it contemplated te. lower. the. Window by hand it is preferred:A to mglirlt. LQ heed-gein 3.6. upon the upper edge f-litwfi elfltoueh. 'obviesly tlissfis; mit esseetiel.. or it mey be formedas ein integre1f19rtQH-0 mi?. window if preferred,"

It will be. seen that sslthewinilow 'is'njioved downwardly theY zn-'1n 18 'will bel moved about its Pivot wid @het thefserles.. ottesth. 25 will progressively pass .the letchtlg eem' 2? If.. the Window is relejcjtsegil at any time tlilelzt'tch will come into engagement with one of the teeth and hold the window in this position until the latch is manually released.

In order that the window will not rise too rapidly subject to the iniiuence of the spring 22, it is preferred that the checking device indicated generally at 36 be employed. It is preferred that the checking device be carried by the supporting plate i6 so that the whole window controlling mechanism may be mounted as a unit. To this end the plate carries a pivoted yoke $38, pivoted to the plate as at B9, to which there is welded or otherwise rigidly secured the tubular shaft 40. A piston in the form of a rod 42 is slidably mounted within the tubular member and extends to and is pivotally connected to the operating arm 18 adjacent the free end thereof as indicated at 43. The

\ outer surface of the rod 42 tits within the tubular member 40 with a certain degree of looseness so that there will be some leakage of air around the rod 42 when the rod slides in the tube 40. The closed end ot' the member 40 is provided with an opening 44 normally closed by means of a ball valve including the ball 4G and spring 4S. The spring operates between the ball and the stop carried by the member 40 so as to bold the valve normally closed.

The operation of this device is as follows: l/Vhen it is desired to lower the window it is lowered by means of the hand grip 36. This operation is not diflicult since a lowering movement of the window draws the rod 42 out of the cylindrical member 36, the ball 46 being displaced to permit the entrance of air through the opening 44. During this movement the latch 26 slides progressively over .1,the teeth 25 until the window is released.

The latch then engages an adjacent tooth of the arcuate rack 28 and the window is held in this position until manually released by means of the handle 32. I/Vhen the latch 26 is manually moved to unlatched position and the window is accordingly freed it will move upwardly under the influence of the spring 22. Since the window will be subject to the influence of the dashpot 36 its upward movement will be considerably restrained as the ball 46 will have closed the opening 44. The result is that the window may be stopped by the latch 26 or by reaching the upward limit of its movement Without tending to jar or break the window or any of the operating parts thereof.

While we have shown and described certain specific constructions it is to be understood that these are merely illustrative and that the invention is limited only as set forth in the appended claims.

IVe claim as our invention:

l. In combination with a supporting structure, a slidable window carried thereby, counterbalancing means tending to maintain said window in raised position, releasable stop mechanism for preventing said window from being raised, and means for limiting the speed of the upwardly moving window when said stop mechanism is released.

2. In combination with a supporting structure, a slidable window carried thereby, counterbalancing means tending to maintain said Window in raised position, releasable stop .mechanism tor maintaining said window in various adjusted positions, means for releasing said stop mechanism, and means for limiting the speed of movement of said window in one direction, said last mentioned means being krendered inoperative during the movement of said window in the opposite direction.

3. In a window controlling mechanism, a movable operating member operatively associated with said window, means tensioning said member for movement in one direction, manually controlled stop mechanism for maintaining said window in various adjusted positions and a dashpot operatively con` ncctcd to said mechanism to check movements ot the saine when moved by said tensioning means.

In a window coi'itrolling mecliai'iism` a movable operating member operatively associated with said window, means tension- 'f2- ing said member for movement in one direction, manually controlled stop mechanism for preventing said means from functioning. and a dashpot operatively connected to said mechanism to check the same when moved :f

by said tensioning means. said dashpot being rendered inoperative when said operating member is moved against the force of said tensioning means.

5. In a window regulator, a pivoted operating arm operatively connected to said window, spring means tending to rotate said operating arm in one' direction, stop mechanism to retain said arm in various adjusted positions, manual means for controlling said stop mechanism, and a speed checking device for maintaining substantially constant speed of movement of said operating arm when released from said stop mechanism.

6. In a window regulator, a rotatable operating member operativel f connected to said window, spring means tending to rotate said operating member in one direction, stop mechanism to retain said member in any adjusted position, manual means for controlling said stop mechanism and a fluid containing checking device operatively associated with said mechanism for preventing unrestricted movement of said member.

7. In a window controlling mechanism, a pivoted operating member operatively connected to said window, spring means for rotating said member in one direction, a checking device for preventing unrestricted movement of said member under the inllO tluence of said spring means, said checking device including a cooperating cylinder and piston operativ-d5v associated with said meehanism.

8. Yln a vehicle window controlling mechanism, a slida'ole window. means for moving iaid window, and speed responsive checkingl devices o;ierativelvv associated with said window for preventing unrestricted movement ot` said window in one direction.

9. In combination with a vnpporting plate, an operating arm pivoted thereon, spring means supported by said plate for rotatinpr said arm in one direction` a manually controlled stop mechanism carried b v said plate. a movable member connected for rotation with said arm and adapted to be enoagied bv said stop mechanism and an automatic speed checking device carried by said plati` and operatively associated with said mechanism for checking the speed otl movement of said arm in one direction.

1t). In combination with n supporting` plate, an operating arm pivoted thereon. spring means supported bv said plate t'or rotating said arm in one direction` a manualn l v controlled stop mechanism carried bv said plate, a movable member connected for ro` tation With said arm and adapted to be en gagged by said stop mechanism, and a speed checking device carried by said plate and operatively associated with said mechanism for preventing` unrestricted movement of said arm in one direction. said speed checking' device incl ding a co-acting piston and cylinder engaging' between a point on said arm remote from the pivot thereof and said plate.

11, ln combination with a supporting; frame provided with Window guides a slidable windoxvv carried thereby. controlling mechanism for said Window including a pivoted arm supported by said frame and operatively connected to said Window, spring` means tensioning' said mechanism in a direction to move said vvindonv to closed position and ot' sutiicient strength to move the ,fame unless otherwise checked, manuall)v controlled stop mechanism to prevent npward movement of said Window. and speed limiting mechanism for preventing unrestricted movement of said window when released fr ,nl said stop mechanism.

Sigi/nil at New York, in the county ot' New York and State of New York this 27th dav of May A. D. 1925.

EMIL KOEB. BERTRAM J. GOLDSMITH. 

